Netflix's Squid Game could be inspiring a wave of Korean language learning

Squid Game-inspired South Korean candy.
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If you've already finished binge-watching Netflix's South Korean hit Squid Game, try filling the nine episode-sized void with a Korean language course — as a bunch of other fans already have.

In fact, tutoring services have reported a spike in interest in learning Korean since Squid Game's debut, "underscoring a growing global obsession with South Korean culture from entertainment to beauty products," Reuters writes.

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Brigid Kennedy

Brigid Kennedy worked at The Week from 2021 to 2023 as a staff writer, junior editor and then story editor, with an interest in U.S. politics, the economy and the music industry.